As of 10:23 EDT

Weather in May, KY

59°Current weather

May, Wednesday, 7 October, 10:23

Clear. Feels like 58°. High 77°, low 48°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind7.5 mph SW
Humidity85%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°

Monthly outlook for May, KY: average high 69.8°, average low 49.3°. That is 0.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.8 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.7 inches. The warmest day looks like 13 October (80.8°), the coolest 22 October (33.6°).

69.8°/49.3°
Average high / low
+0.8°
Above normal
2 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.8 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
7 October – 16 October75.1°69.8°+3°
17 October – 26 October60.8°65.8°-2.7°
27 October – 5 Novemberat normal63.2°—

October records over 66 years

95.4°3 October 2019All-time high
26.8°27 October 1962All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Vicco (11 mi).

Thu, 0878° / 52°0Clear
78 °Clear

May, Thursday, 8 October

Clear. High 78°, low 52°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind4.3 mph NW
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°
Fri, 0977° / 49°0Clear
77 °Clear

May, Friday, 9 October

Clear. High 77°, low 49°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind5 mph NE
Humidity31%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Sat, 1075° / 57°0.04Light rain
75 °Light rain

May, Saturday, 10 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 57°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind8.1 mph SE
Humidity32%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Sun, 1178° / 58°0.59Rain
78 °Rain

May, Sunday, 11 October

Rain. High 78°, low 58°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind15.9 mph SE
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Mon, 1270° / 60°0.13Light rain
70 °Light rain

May, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 60°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.4 mph W
Humidity81%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Tue, 1381° / 59°0.01Light rain
81 °Light rain

May, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 81°, low 59°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind13.3 mph W
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Wed, 1462° / 45°0Light rain
62 °Light rain

May, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 45°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.9 mph N
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Thu, 1573° / 43°0Clear
73 °Clear

May, Thursday, 15 October

Clear. High 73°, low 43°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.2 mph NE
Humidity27%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Fri, 1679° / 52°0Clear
79 °Clear

May, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 79°, low 52°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind3.1 mph S
Humidity27%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Sat, 1775° / 61°0Light rain
75 °Light rain

May, Saturday, 17 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 61°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind7.4 mph W
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point62°
Sun, 1859° / 50°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

May, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 50°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind5.5 mph W
Humidity72%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Mon, 1960° / 42°0Clear
60 °Clear

May, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 60°, low 42°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.6 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Tue, 2061° / 40°0Clear
61 °Clear

May, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 61°, low 40°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind6 mph NW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Wed, 2157° / 39°0Partly cloudy
57 °Partly cloudy

May, Wednesday, 21 October

Partly cloudy. High 57°, low 39°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind9.4 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Thu, 2253° / 34°0Clear
53 °Clear

May, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 53°, low 34°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind7.6 mph NE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 2366° / 48°0.14Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

May, Friday, 23 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low33° (1976)
Sat, 2465° / 48°0.09Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

May, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high81° (1963)
Record low32° (1981)
Sun, 2564° / 48°0.14Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

May, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low32° (2006)
Mon, 2665° / 48°0.11Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

May, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high80° (1991)
Record low30° (1962)
Tue, 2764° / 47°0.13Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

May, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high81° (1963)
Record low27° (1962)
Wed, 2863° / 48°0.14Climate normal
63 °Climate normal

May, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high63°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high79° (2023)
Record low28° (1976)
Thu, 2964° / 47°0.14Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

May, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high79° (2016)
Record low29° (1976)
Fri, 3065° / 46°0.11Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

May, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low46°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high79° (1971)
Record low30° (2017)
Sat, 3165° / 49°0.07Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

May, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high78° (1974)
Record low33° (1993)
Sun, 0165° / 49°0.1Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

May, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high82° (2016)
Record low28° (2023)
Mon, 0264° / 47°0.14Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

May, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high81° (2016)
Record low25° (1993)
Tue, 0362° / 45°0.09Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

May, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high79° (2003)
Record low28° (1996)
Wed, 0461° / 45°0.09Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

May, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high79° (2003)
Record low26° (1991)
Thu, 0560° / 44°0.16Climate normal
60 °Climate normal

May, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high60°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high78° (2024)
Record low23° (1991)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for May, KY are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in May, KY since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.